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  • weekend recap: a good one!

    taken on the run The weekend pretty much went according to plan.  As a Josh-call weekend, it was great.  In fact, it was great even without that qualification.   Saturday went almost exactly according…

    July 13, 2015
  • coming back into the light

    I’m feeling 100x better today and feel ready for a kid-centric weekend (Josh is on call). Today’s plans: Bfast with kids (whenever they get up . . . could be anytime) Run to beach –…

    July 11, 2015
  • still alive, just have a cold

    . . . and a dash of summer funk, I guess.  Call last week was rough, and then the ol’ viral crud hit.  I am thankful that I wasn’t sick while on call, but it…

    July 9, 2015
  • Chicago weekend: in list format

    1) I had an amazing weekend in Chicago with my 5 best college friends, including my freshman roommate.  I hadn’t seem most of them in years (since before A&C!), but it is amazing how true friendships…

    June 30, 2015
  • Like mother . . .

    yes, her Field Notes is upside down.  I still loooove that she wanted it in her bed. pen = 3-color uni jet stream with pink body.  just like mommy’s . . . I can just imagine how…

    June 25, 2015
  • Whole30 fail and weight discussion

    If you may remember, I decided to take on the Whole30 this month. Then I cheated a little bit. And then a little more. And by last week, I just gave up.  While I…

    June 23, 2015
  • Time and space

    So.  One of the things I finally (FINALLY!) got around to doing was to set up a weekly ‘free night’.  Since I’m on evening/bedtime duty* with the kids each weeknight, I just wanted one…

    June 18, 2015
  • on edge

    Agh.  I’m feeling totally on edge this week.  I can’t even figure out why.  I had a challenging day at work yesterday.  (Side note: Childhood obesity is depressing, especially when complications develop and the BMI…

    June 17, 2015
  • Friday night forecast

    A’s watching Angelina Ballerina, C’s in bed.  I am contemplating the next ~60 hours.  It’s the weekend!  Ours come in 4 varieties: 1) J – call.  These make up 33%.  During these weekends, I…

    June 13, 2015
  • successes / weekend report

    A week ago, I announced that I was going to make 6/1 the new 1/1.  I was feeling exhausted and cranky, and I was engaging in what I could consider “bad behavior” in two…

    June 8, 2015